[Beenie]

These were some of the articles I found after the Dr my husband sees for his allergies told us there were no breeds of dogs that were hypo-allergenic, cause I wasn't buying what he was selling( I believed that the hypo-allergenic group were truly hypo-allergenic) and needed to see it for myself. With Chico my husband's reactions are way way less severe than with dogs that shed. His reactions with Chico are the usual allergy reactions and only slight breathing problems unmedicated, with other dogs he has severe breathing problems and his eyes almost swell shut. We will never give Chico up and have made a commitment to him for his entire life and will adjust our lives to suit him, but I wonder how many people get dogs thinking they are hypo-allergenic and get rid of them when they or their children have a reaction. I feel it's important that people understand that even though a dog is a hypo-allergenic breed they can still have a reaction, that each individual is different and each individual dog is different. Oh my, I have just gone on and written a book.
From petplace.com:
There is no breed that is 100% allergy free as they all produce dander, even the hairless breeds such as the Chinese Crested or the rare Xoloitzcuintli
From Wikipedia:
The significant allergen for most people is a protein found in the dog's saliva and dander, produced by the sebaceous glands. "Even if you get a hairless dog, it's still going to produce the allergen," Dr. Wanda Phipatanakul, chair of the Indoor Allergen Committee for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology is quoted in the newsmagazine U.S. News & World Report as saying.How hypoallergenic a particular dog is for a particular person may vary with the individual dog and the individual person.